Here is a video of the last space shuttle launch.
I think it includes every video camera that NASA owns!
http://www.space.com/12355-shuttle-launch-glorious.html
For the best quality, be sure to watch it in full screen.
Trash Can Lady
May 17th, 2011 by jerryI heard some strange noises outside and this is what I saw…
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My Solution to “error running shared postrotate script for ‘/var/log/mysql.log /var/log/mysql/mysql.log /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log ‘”
April 7th, 2011 by jerryRecently I upgraded Linux on my home server and every day I would get this email:
Subject: Anacron job 'cron.daily' on server.local
/etc/cron.daily/logrotate:
error: error running shared postrotate script for '/var/log/mysql.log /var/log/mysql/mysql.log /var/log/mysql/mysql-slow.log '
run-parts: /etc/cron.daily/logrotate exited with return code 1
I first examined the /etc/cron.daily/logrotate script.
There was only one executable line: /usr/sbin/logrotate /etc/logrotate.conf
I next examined /etc/logrotate.conf and found this: include /etc/logrotate.d
logrotate.d is a directory of scripts to run.
SInce my error message was for MySQL, I examined the /etc/logrorate.d/mysql-server script.
One line in this script is
MYADMIN="/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf"
I examined /etc/mysql/debian.cnf and found the cause of the error message:
user = debian-sys-maint
password = oMhAfEiEiO
It was the PASSWORD! There was a mismatch between the password in debian.cnf and the password for the debian-sys-maint user in MySQL.
Finally, I changed the password for debian-sys-maint in MySQL to the password listed in debian.cnf and the daily error message email stopped.
New Dog in the House — Lilly
March 1st, 2011 by jerryLilly has a broken leg and she is being fostered until she is well.
Lilly
She has a plate in her leg that is held in place with seven screws.
My place is Lilly’s first experience with living in a real home. After a week, she discovered that she now has a name and every time I call her by name she is extremely happy.
After the vet gives her approval, Lilly will return to Friends of Greyhounds to be adopted out.
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HTML 5
January 20th, 2011 by jerryI recently came across a website that has very good information for the programmer that is ready to transition to HTML 5. It is Dive Into HTML5.
This website is an online manuscript that introduces many of the new features available for programming in HTML 5.
My favorite HTML 5 feature is the placeholder attribute for the <input> element like this:
(Click in the text box)
The code looks like this: <input placeholder="Enter something">
It used to take a little bit of Javascript coding to get this functionality and now it is included in HTML 5.
I then went back and modified some of my HTML code to take advantage of this new feature…
Name ZIP CodeThis is the HTML 5 coding for it…
<input name="search_term" id="search_term" placeholder="Lookup Name">
<input type="radio" name="search_type" value="name" onclick="javascript:getElementById('search_term').placeholder='Lookup Name';" checked>Name
<input type="radio" name="search_type" value="zip_code" onclick="javascript:getElementById('search_term').placeholder='Lookup ZIP Code';">ZIP Code
There are many more things that you can do with a <input> element in HTML 5 and Dive Into HTML5 is a good introduction.
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Improved Toenail Clippers
January 14th, 2011 by jerryI made a modification to my toenail clippers for my greyhounds that improved the quality of the work.
I added a small flashlight to the clippers. It is held in place with 2 nylon wire ties. To get the correct angle for the light I added 4 garden hose washers under the back of the flashlight.
This modification has improved my accuracy to clipping toenails and also reduced the chance of hitting the quick in their nails.
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Darryls’ Halloween Costume
November 5th, 2010 by jerryHere are photos of Darryl & his Halloween costume. Its hard to see in the photos but the lights are flashing.
Darryl is dressed up as the “Fun Police”. His job is to supervise the other dogs at Friends of Greyhounds.
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Clever Scam
October 1st, 2010 by jerryI volunteer with Friend of Greyhounds in Hialeah, Florida. Along with helping with the ex-racer greyhounds that they have up for adoption I also assist with computer, web and other information technology items for them.
We just received an email that seemed mostly harmless. It said that we just won a blogger award and gave a link their site.
When I visited their site, the first thing I noticed was the link was to a generic award.
There were several choices for the size and color of the award. As you can see the “award” is very plain and generic. The site even generated the HTML code to include the award on our site.
At first glance it seemed innocent enough, but there were several things about this “award” that bothered me.
The award page was for everybody. Nothing was passed with the link to their site to indicate who we were.
The real problem was with the HTML code they generated to include this award in our website. The HTML code they wanted me to add to our site had 5 links to their website.
At this point I understood what their motive was in choosing us for an award. By having us add 5 links in our website to their website we were providing information to trick the search engines into giving them a higher score in search results. Search engines would determine that their website was more popular that it really was and would rank them closer to the top in search results.
We did not accept this award based on one simple criteria, “If it doesn’t help get out dogs, don’t bother.”
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The Intelligence of Greyhounds
September 20th, 2010 by jerryIt seems that there is a good deal of variation in the intelligence of greyhounds. On the high side, there is Darryl. At the other extreme is Tasha.
Darryl
Darryl has a good memory. He also learns from his mistakes and tries new things. I have noticed that all of the dogs are unable to understand that what they see through a window is what is happening outside. If it is raining outside, they can see the bad weather through the sliding glass door, but until they go outside they do not seem to understand that is is raining. Recently, Darryl has learned that what he sees outside is real. Now, when it is raining out, Darryl only has to look outside to know that he really does not want to go out and get wet.
Tasha
Tasha is an example of the other extreme. Every morning when she wakes up she is just as happy to see me as when I return home. The other day I called the dogs into the kitchen to give each one a dog biscuit. When I gave one to Tasha she did not grab it firmly enough and it slipped out of her mouth and remained in my hand. To my surprise, Tasha trotted off to the bedroom to eat her “air cookie”. She did come back for seconds.
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Bark at the Park
September 13th, 2010 by jerryThis is a fun event where you can take your dog to a Florida Marlins baseball game. Friends of Greyhounds is organizing a group to attend.
Click here for information about attending Bark at the Park.
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